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Who?
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Who?
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
And I'm sure every one of their CEOs votes for this. Sue them. While you're at it, demand a release of the Epstein Files.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
MSM makes more money when Trump is the President. Period.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
We don't. It's all distraction and projection. Release the Epstein Files.
Bock Sam (@bocksam.bsky.social) reposted
Yes ALASKA!!!!
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Megadeth announce they are retiring: ‘Don’t be sad, be happy for us all’
Jamel Jackson (@yallagal.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Blue states will be labeled crime ridden and out of control, to prepare the country for a military takeover and suspension of elections in 2026. He doesn't care about 2028, but he doesn't want to be a lame duck after 2026. Civil War? He doesn't care.
Craig Schisel (@craig725.bsky.social) reposted
MAGA says Dem-run cities/states are “crime-ridden and dangerous.” Reality: GOP states lead every crime metric — not even close. Today’s Austin mass shooting is a drop in the bucket for red state crime. Trump’s DC takeover is clearly an Epstein distraction and martial law rehearsal.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway. (Published April 2024)
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
When David Bowie died, did we end up in a different timeline?
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
I just asked Claude, and it did the same thing.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Did Sr. throw Jr. off of the roof?
Craig Schisel (@craig725.bsky.social) reposted
United Airlines just had a nationwide meltdown: All flights grounded, chaos at major hubs, passengers stranded. Meanwhile, this admin is focused on washed-up actor Dean Cain “joining” ICE. If this country hasn’t completely unraveled by the midterms, it’ll be a miracle.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
When your AI is dogshit and your company is out of new ideas, you bestow gifts onto President Orange and his rag tag band of merry idiots.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
How high are the windows, and how secure are the locks? Can she lean on them? These are important questions.
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted
The firing of Erika McEntarfer—Commissioner of the BLS—is how the Trump regime will start manipulating economic data. On top of an already failing economy, none of our economic data will be reliable now. This will lead to a crash, one that the fascists and oligarchs are positioned to benefit from.
Tortured Typewriter (@torturedtypewriter.bsky.social) reposted
Before they remove her page, here is Dr. Erika McEntarfer's BLS bio page. She's a 20-year career official PhD labor economist.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social)
#ECO 1188
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
It reminds me of a cut scene from The Horse Whisperer. Thank you Seth, and Kristi Noem, for a morning laugh.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
He did- Holly. A satirical and macabre take on the magats' fears of cannabilistic liberal professors. Brilliant!
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Give a list of the innocent, wannabe leader, then you're good. Would you be on the other list?
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Because, despite all of his moneymaking scams, he's still in ungodly amounts of debt. He'll leave his family the bill, and I will get the popcorn ready when they blame him for everything in the future.
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
As AI infiltrates every aspect of our lives, who are some of the people behind this huge inflection point? In this special three-part series, you'll hear from the people predicting and shaping our tech future.
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All that Bitcoin money and still trash.
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This is mocking Trump and Vance, and he has no idea because Trump has Obama Derangement Syndrome. He invented it in 2011, so ....
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
Fascism
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...the best people.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
In the end, this could possibly take down what's left of the baby boomer toxic male Democrat and Republican holds on power in their respective parties. That's why. Democrats should've started this push earlier, but I'm glad it's happening. #enough
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Love Bernie, but he's a wealthy Vermonter that lives in one of the wealthiest suburbs in the state. It's beyond time for this generation to retire en masse, then go and yell at each other while in their golf carts.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
A turd sandwich pulled out of the dumpster of a regime that's on fire from Epstein files.
Vermont Public (@vermontpublic.org) reposted
Wilmer Chavarria, the leader of the Winooski School District and a U.S. citizen, said federal agents at the Houston airport demanded that he hand over the passwords to his phone and district-issued laptop.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Yay, finally a brothel worth going to in DC!
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Soon, he'll argue that half the nation committed treason against his regime and its cronies. Be prepared.
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher.bsky.social) reposted
Release the Epstein files
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Who cares?
Robert Ellingsworth (@by1959.bsky.social) reposted
This ad is from 1949. Superman didn't change. You Did.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
I respect Mr. Hasan's intentions, but this is a pointless exercise at this stage of their cult. They are at the apex of their beliefs and power, and when the consequences of their failed "trickle-down" privileged place brings about a majority of democratic socialists in Congress, they'll wake-up.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Here's a solution: billionaires shouldn't exist, so a new tax structure will allow them to see how creating legacies for their families works.
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Fumble on purpose=corporate media
Jamie Lee-Not A Parody (@scubak1ng.bsky.social) reposted
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Teacher/Music Lover/Sometimes Artist/USMC vet (merch in bio) (@djharper.bsky.social) reposted
Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!
JoJoFromJerz (@jojofromjerz.bsky.social) reposted
Trump: Stop talking about Epstein. Also Trump: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein…
PBS News (@pbsnews.org) reposted
President Donald Trump says he is considering “taking away” the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government.
The Conversation U.S. (@us.theconversation.com) reposted
17 states and D.C. now have laws restricting smartphone use in schools. Perhaps surprisingly, many students are on board: About 40% of Gen Z support phone-free schools and say they wish social media had never been invented. By Margaret Murray @umich.edu: theconversation.com/school-smart... #edusky
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TACO moron
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TACO moron
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
They want to normalize this behavior from AIs like this shithole of a chatbot, to numb the users of it and radicalize a smaller portion of the users to act on their extremism. When horrific act occur, they'll claim free speech rights.
Reuters Legal (@legal.reuters.com) reposted
A federal judge in Seattle said tens of millions of users of Amazon’s cloud-based voice service Alexa can band together in a class action accusing the tech giant of deceptively recording and collecting their private conservations @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/46gpylt
Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) reposted
Me, on the rare occasions when liberals realize the New York Times is a major problem.
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They don't read bills they create, and you expect them to read the Constitution that they "pledge" allegiance to upon being nominated?
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You spelled "Republicans" wrong.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
JF (@jfoocc.bsky.social) reposted
From Karen Hao's book, Empire of AI. She exposes cult like behaviors and harms from AI development
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
In classic Republican fashion—they've found a way to make their "Big Beautiful Bill" even worse. More cuts to health care. More money added to the debt. More Americans suffer.
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher.bsky.social) reposted
Hell hath no fury like a chain saw wielding tech bro scorned
Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) reposted
Republicans want to rip healthcare away from 17 million Americans with Trump’s Tax Scam.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars. Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or worse. (Published 2022)
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
It's years out and Altman promised months and cannot deliver AGI. He may never be able to as his program peaks and Microsoft moves on to the new "green light."
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
New York is still the most important economic city in the country but not in politics. They are not the bell weather for future Democratic success in elections; in addition, he may lose in the mayoral election to one of the independents, so what does that say about future national elections. 1993?
50501 New York (@50501newyork.bsky.social) reposted
Palantir’s founder, Peter Thiel, does not believe in democracy, and he is funding its demise globally in hopes of replacing the democratic world order with authoritarian “network states” run by CEO-dictators. We document his connections to ICE, Project 2025, JD Vance, and fellow techno-fascists.
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Yup.
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=lJhH...
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, Christian Nationalists would love this.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
Uh, no. Our constitutional Republic was founded on a colonial belief in local control to prevent (or at least lessen) mandates from across the Atlantic or, for us, across the country.
dawnified.bsky.social (@dawnified.bsky.social) reposted
Face the Nation @cbsnews.com just now: "Meanwhile, dozens of protests" across the country... Me: Excuse me? - #nokings #indivisible #8647 #50501movement #democracy #protest #resist
Real 🇺🇸 Patriot 💙⚾️🏈 (@realp8triot.bsky.social) reposted
A ‘perede’ the likes of which nobody has seen before.
BeSeriousUSA 🐝 (@beserioususa.bsky.social) reposted
We say NO to his PARADE 🚩 You’ll see us at the… 🚫 NO KINGS 👑 RALLY 🚫 Saturday, Jun 14th www.nokings.com
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social)
We have unserious people leading us through serious times.
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Who?
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social)
Ice Barbie claims that California is a socialist state. It has the fourth largest economy in the world, so did she justify their policies deemed "socialist"? I know the answer, but fun to twist tRump's admin words.
Stephen King (@stephenking.bsky.social) reposted
These are the times that try men’s souls.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Everything was fine until Trump decided to unleash violent raids w/o grounds in elementary schools, shopping areas, & peaceful public spaces. ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation. Let’s start there.
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He sounds jealous.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
No.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
“This thin-skinned tyrant is determined to strip the White House of actual reporters & threaten media companies if they dare to question him. It’s an appalling sign every reporter in the Oval Office didn’t speak up or get up and leave in support of NBC’s Alexander.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Alabama Reflector (@alabamareflector.com) reposted
Via @stateline.org: As another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 teaching positions either vacant or filled by an underqualified educator.
The Baffler (@thebaffler.com) reposted
“Warfare” is a small, foul, and claustrophobic film. Unfolding in near real time with outbursts of violence and lulls of nerve-racking boredom, it reveals the reality of combat—and the pointlessness of the Iraq War.
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Hahahaha
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
They. Don't. Care.
justapplepicking.bsky.social (@justapplepicking.bsky.social) reply parent
He. Doesn't. Care.